# 怖 — Scary

Frequency rank 864 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 援 (Aid), less common than 繰 (Spin).

- On’yomi: ふ
- Kun’yomi: こわ
- Radical: 心 Heart (Kangxi 61)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

A heart on the left cowers behind a towel on the right -- a heart hiding behind a towel because everything is so scary.

In words:

- 怖い こわい — frightening
- 恐怖 きょうふ — be afraid,dread,dismay,terror

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